A Lecture on:

Physically and Perceptually Based Haptics

Speaker: Dr. Vincent Hayward, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Centre for Intelligent Machines, McGill University

“Haptic technology aims at the artificial creation of the sensation of touching objects. By way of analogy, computer graphics aims at artificially creating the sensation of seeing objects. For example in the medical field, haptics can be used to teach and train, to perform medicine remotely, or be applied to rehabilitation and therapy. In manufacturing, one can design and assess products before physical mockups are made. One application which we are pursuing is develop technology that will enable the blind and visually impaired access graphical information.” (Dr. Vincent Hayward)